[backhoe]

Although Windows 2000 will be supported until 2010, at the end of June of this year Microsoft will no longer accept requests for design changes or new features for the operating system.

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I usually stick up for Microsoft, but if this is true ... it sucks. The new editions of IE need to be backwards-compatible.

( Sigh! )

Just another reason to learn Linux. And I hate trying to have to teach myself another OS, but between this, and MS's new licensing schemes, I guess I'll have to.

They really are shooting themselves in the foot with this stuff.

[softwarecreator]

I'd hate to agree with you but you may be right.  Are the new licensing schemes you mentioned part of the 'Longhorn' project and what are they?

I've said this many times before that MS is still the better OS in terms of ease of use and software availablility.  If Linux really wants to compete they need to seriously address their 'dependency' issues.  If they do not, then MS will continue to totally dominate the PC operating system market.

[rdb3]

Just another reason to learn Linux. And I hate trying to have to teach myself another OS, but between this, and MS's new licensing schemes, I guess I'll have to.

If you're a Linux noob, you can't go wrong with Linspire, formerly called Lindows. The learning curve is nothing with this desktop Linux distribution. Although one could run servers with Linspire, it was designed for the desktop.

[N3WBI3]

backhoe

at least you waited until a time when Linux is a touch eaiser, many certs dont even require you to tecompile a kernel anymore..